The OCD Stories

Welcome to The OCD Stories, hosted by Stuart Ralph. The podcast has been heard over 6 million times globally. Check out your first episode from our existing hundreds of episodes featuring experts, and people experiencing symptoms just like you today. If you do, you may just feel understood, heard and possibly help you identify your next step in your own personal journey to healing. Disclaimer - this podcast is not a replacement for therapy. Please seek treatment from a licensed mental health professional.

Jonny Say interviews Stuart on the lead up to episode 500! Podcast beginnings, Stuart’s key learnings, and what helped him (#498) 08/10/2025

Dr Steven Phillipson: Identity contamination, not buying into OCD themes, talking about OCD, ERP tools (#497) 08/03/2025

Story: Riley (Compulsive exercise, residential treatment, finding joy again) (#496) 07/27/2025

Gina Abbondante: OCD story, panic disorder, ERP, I-CBT (#495) 07/20/2025

Story: Clare (Intrusive thoughts, ERP, research) (#494) 07/13/2025

Story: Braden Smith (Religious OCD, ERP, NFL, psychedelics) (#493) 07/06/2025

Sheva Rajaee: Relationship OCD Couples Therapy (#492) 06/29/2025

Story: Rowen (Sexual orientation themed OCD, relationship themed OCD) (#491) 06/22/2025

Jan Stewart: A Parent’s Journey Raising Children with OCD and Neurodiversity (#490) 06/15/2025

Dr Michael Greenberg: OCD as a defense mechanism (#489) 06/08/2025

Dr Steven Phillipson: Look at you looking at me, and other niche OCD spike themes (#488) 06/01/2025

Justin Hughes, Valerie Andrews, Dr Alan Noble, and Chelsea Risko: A Deeper Dive into the role of faith (Christianity) in OCD treatment (#487) 05/25/2025

Story: Stephen D'Intino (existential OCD, a detrimental psychedelics experience, trauma) (#486) 05/18/2025

Jonny Say: OCD and the therapeutic relationship (#485) 05/11/2025

Story: Patrick Hussain (Suicidal themed OCD, shame, ERP) (#484) 05/04/2025

Dr Jon Abramowitz: Living well with OCD (#483) 04/27/2025

Story: Rebekah Collins (Contamination & harm OCD, PMDD, advocacy) (#482) 04/20/2025

Story: Zoey (Fears of choking, obsessing over partners porn use, BDD) (#481) 04/13/2025

Chrissie Hodges: Advocating for taboo OCD themes (#480) 04/06/2025

Jonny Say: Ideas for when people struggle with therapy for OCD (#479) 03/30/2025

Dr Josh Spitalnick: Health Anxiety, and living life well (#478) 03/23/2025

Story: Jakob (Panic, derealisation, the fear of ‘going crazy’, existential OCD) (#477) 03/16/2025

Story: Megan (Worries of choking, health anxiety, existential and religious OCD) (#476) 03/09/2025

Nate Gruner and Meaghan Cleary: Functional Analytic Psychotherapy for OCD (#475) 03/02/2025

Catherine Goldhouse: I-CBT, feared self, and understanding inferential confusion (#474) 02/23/2025

Stephen Smith share’s NOCD’s story (#473) 02/16/2025

Stories: Nick Sireau & Margherita Zenoni (& Orchard OCD) (#472) 02/09/2025

Story (and therapist): Bronwyn Shroyer (OCD, PTSD, EMDR, I-CBT) (#471) 02/02/2025

Dr Steven Phillipson: The treatment of children and adolescents (9-25) with OCD (#470) 01/26/2025

Story: Rachael (harm OCD, postpartum OCD, fears of developing psychosis, health anxiety, existential OCD) (#469) 01/19/2025